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Phaethon ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠎⠑⠂⠀⠙⠑⠁⠗⠀⠃⠕⠽⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠑⠁⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗
⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠞⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠊⠞⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠀⠽⠕⠥⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠽⠕⠥⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠎⠓⠕⠺⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠁⠎⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠕⠋⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠉⠓⠕⠕⠎⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀
⠉⠓⠕⠕⠎⠑⠒⠀⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠑⠭⠏⠇⠁⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠙⠊⠇⠑⠍⠍⠁⠦⠀⠀⠠⠏⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠁⠎⠎⠥⠗⠑⠙⠇⠽⠲⠀⠀⠠⠎⠲
⠀⠀⠠⠇⠑⠞⠀⠥⠎⠀⠎⠑⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞
⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠗⠥⠞⠓⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠉⠁⠏⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠽⠕⠥⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠊⠝⠛
⠀⠽⠕⠥⠂⠀⠗⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠑⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙
⠀⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠽⠕⠥⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠂⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠑⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠎⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠙⠑⠍⠕⠝⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠙⠑⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠎⠞⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠏⠲⠀⠀⠠⠺⠓⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠦⠀⠀⠠⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠉⠁⠝⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠍⠁⠞⠑⠗⠊⠁⠇⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠎⠑⠑⠦⠀⠀⠠⠏⠲⠀⠀⠠⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠇⠽⠀
⠝⠕⠞⠆⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠂
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠂⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠇⠊⠧⠊⠝⠛⠆⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠊⠞⠀⠎⠑⠑⠎⠀
⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠏⠲⠀⠀⠠⠽⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠎⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠥⠁⠇⠆⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠥⠁⠇⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠎⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠎⠑⠑⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠥⠁⠇⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠀⠠⠏⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠗⠥⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠎⠲
⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠍⠕⠗⠁⠇⠆⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠍⠕⠗⠁⠇⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠎⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀
⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠑⠑⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠍⠕⠗⠁⠇⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠀⠠⠏⠲⠀⠀

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